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Pick of the fair: Brimo de Laroussilhe

One half of this diptych is in the Louvre: the other is on Brimo de Laroussilhe’s stand

The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip

The Steve Lazarides effect, at home with Elton John and his collection, and the Museum of Broken Relationships heads to LA

Pick of the fair: Johnny Van Haeften

Don’t miss this scene of celebration: a recently discovered painting by Marten van Cleve

Pick of the fair: Daniel Katz Gallery

This recently rediscovered work is a masterly example of terracotta sculpture

A closer look at Ingres’ impossible ideals

Oddities and masterpieces abound in Spain’s first exhibition devoted to the French artist

BP & Tate to part ways after nearly three decades

Art News Daily : 11 March

When restoration goes wrong. Very wrong.

The only near comparable disaster that sprung to mind was Saddam Hussein’s reconstruction of Babylon

Pick of the fair: S. Mehringer

Elijah in the Desert (c. 1545–47), Daniele da Volterra

Two rare works by 16th-century painter Daniele da Volterra can be found on S. Mehringer’s stand

London has served up the diet version of Delacroix

Has the National Gallery made Delacroix a bit…dull? Can a B-movie really be classed as art? And why is Barry Flanagan only famous for his hares?

Contemporary wounds at the heart of TEFAF

The curator of ‘Show your Wound’ discusses his thorny choice of subject and changing ideas

Major Fabergé exhibition on hold due to political tensions

Art News Daily : 10 March

Creative Scotland’s journey to the undertaker

Introducing Rakewell, Apollo’s wandering eye on the art world. Look out for regular posts taking a rakish perspective on art…

What’s the point of rebuilding Germany’s palaces?

The construction of Berlin’s Humboldt Forum on the site of the former Stadtschloss raises challenging questions

Pick of the fair: Ben Brown Fine Arts

View of Delft (Postcards from Nowhere) (2015), Vik Muniz.

Don’t miss Vik Muniz’s characteristically quirky take on a Dutch Old Master

Pick of the fair: H. Blairman & Sons

Armchair (c. 1802), Thomas Hope

This elegant Thomas Hope chair was a favourite of British architect James Stirling

What to see in Maastricht and beyond

The best events and exhibitions staged to coincide with the fair

Cambridge college considers repatriating its Benin Bronze

Art news daily : 9 March

Smart art that will make you reconsider your smartphone

Art inspired by science can be hit and miss. But here’s an artist who really gets its beauty and complexity

Ambassador proposes to ‘share’ ancient statue between UK and Egypt

Art News Daily : 8 March

The Rotterdam museum that collects collectors

Artist's impression showing the exterior of the Public Art Depot, designed by MVRDV

The Museum Boijmans van Beuningen is to store private collections – which is just the sort of collaboration the museum has always thrived on

Museums must engage in the Brexit debate – whether they like it or not

There is more than you might think at stake for arts and culture in this referendum

Garden Bridge faces last-ditch challenge

Art News Daily : 7 March

Sir Anish Kapoor toys with the dark arts

Introducing Rakewell, Apollo’s wandering eye on the art world. Look out for regular posts taking a rakish perspective on art…

The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip

Introducing Rakewell, Apollo’s wandering eye on the art world. Look out for regular posts taking a rakish perspective on art…